Senior Injuries and Fall Prevention

Aside from very young children, the group with the highest rate of injuries are seniors over 85 years of age. Injuries and accidents, falls in particular, are incredibly common and all-too-dangerous for older adults. In this video, we’ll cover the statistics of senior injuries and their cause, including falls, and how to prevent them.

Time Stamps

0:00 Introduction to Senior Injuries and Falls
1:26 Emergency Room visits for Non-Fatal Injuries
2:30 Fall rates vary per state
2:50 Leading causes of accidental deaths by state
3:51 Tips for preventing injuries

An older adult experiences a fall about every single second in the U.S. And for those 65 and older, a single fall doubles the chances of a future fall.

We compiled data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on nonfatal injuries, which includes accidents and intentional injury, as well as accidental injury-related deaths.
The rate of emergency room visits for nonfatal injuries is highest for those 85 and older, followed by those 80-84. This means 1 out of 6 of the oldest seniors had such an ER visit in 2018, the last year for which stats are available.
We examine the cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries, look at which states fare the worst for falls and other injuries, and provide a host of tips to prevent injuries and accidental deaths.

Jeff Hoyt is SeniorLiving.org’s Editor-in-Chief.

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